JMC 4813 Media Law - Exam 2 Question and answers 100% correct
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JMC 4813 Media Law - Exam 2 Question and answers 100% correct
Means by which US law decides what is protected under the 1st amendment - correct answer Hierarchy of protection:
-political/social expression - receives the highest level of First Amendment protection
-Expression such as truthfu...
JMC 4813 Media Law - Exam 2 Question
and answers 100% correct
Means by which US law decides what is protected under the 1st amendment -
correct answer ✔Hierarchy of protection:
-political/social expression - receives the highest level of First Amendment
protection
-Expression such as truthful advertising and non obscene sexual expression -
receives an intermediate level of First Amendment protection
-Expression such as false advertising, fraud, obscenity and fighting words -
receives no protection from the First Amendment
Brandenburg vs. Ohio - correct answer ✔Urged people to possibly overthrow
government because it was going in the world direction, but didn't tell them to
march on washington or throw bombs, etc.
-Draws line between words and action
-Established that in this case still stands as the extent of how far protection for
political/social expression extends - the incitement standard
-It means that even speech advocating illegalities is protected from
punishment unless it is found to be directed at both:
--Inciting imminent lawless action
--Is likely to produce such action
Thus it extends protection for virtually all political/social expression not calling
for or unlikely to produce illegal acts
What the supreme court decided to protect in Texas vs. Johnson - correct
answer ✔Ruled the law regulated content because it was aimed at restricting
expression for the reason that it was offensive to many people
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